Chicagoans Rally and Celebrate International Women’s Day
Hundreds rallied at the Thompson Center Thursday as part of global events for International Women’s Day. The rally, which was hosted by local labor unions to call for equal pay […]
Chicagoans Show Solidarity With Striking Grad Students in Champaign
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union, unionized graduate employees of UIC, and others marched to show solidarity with striking University of Illinois graduate students in Champaign on Tuesday. The Graduate […]
Christian Broadcast Company Buys The Loop
Chicago’s legendary rock station the Loop (WLUP FM 97.9) will be no more after Saturday. The radio station, which first began broadcasting in 1977, has been sold to the Educational […]
CPS Set To Vote on Controversial Englewood School Closures
The Chicago Board of Education will vote Wednesday on closing four high schools in Englewood and one elementary school on the Near South Side. Chicago Public Schools officials say the […]
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar to Launch Progressive News Outlet
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar (47th) is launching a non-profit news outlet he says will be a “progressive response” to the conservative Illinois Policy Institute. Pawar plans to launch One Illinois […]
Money Bonds Still a Problem in Cook County Court System
The Coalition to End Money Bond—a group that has been working to end cash bail in Chicago—has found that while positive changes have been made in Central Bond Court towards […]
Emanuel, Johnson Put Pressure on Lawmakers to Enact Gun Control
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is calling on lawmakers and Governor Bruce Rauner to pass a package of gun control legislation, which is expected to be taken up for votes on […]
Macy’s to Sell Top Floors of State Street Building
Macy’s plans to sell off part of its building on State Street in a deal that would net the retail giant $30 million. The company will sell floors 8 through […]
Illinois Legislature to Take Up Gun Control Measures This Week
The Illinois House will introduce a package of gun-control legislation this week in the wake of increased calls for reform after the massacre in Parkland, Florida. Among the proposals included […]
Supreme Court to Begin Hearing Case That Could Cripple Unions
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit that could cripple unions and erode workers rights on Monday. The lawsuit, Janus v. American Federation of State, County, […]
Activists Protest Deportations at Gary/Chicago Airport
Activists gathered to protest deportations at the Gary/Chicago Airport on Friday, where a few busloads of people who entered the United States illegally were to be flown to Brownsville, Texas, […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders Endorses Chuy Garcia For Congress
Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorsed Chuy Garcia for Congress at a rally in Chicago Thursday afternoon. “I am here this afternoon because we are living in […]